January 2022
Have a bit of a rough idle on my mk2 focus zetec(1.8 petrol hatchback)
Was told to give the egr a clean. So got some cleaner but upon taking the part off it seemingly discharged a small amount of water. I cleaned it up and put back on. But am guessing it wasnt supposed to have fluid in? ... Read more
Revenue losses from fuel duty could have ‘significant implications' for UK motorists (msn.com)
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Almost guaranteed to be some form of road pricing. The technology existed thirty years ago, when I lived in Cambridge in the late 80's early 90's they were looking at it then. Modern technology will only have made it easier to roll out.
As a local, I recall hearing on the grapevine that Cambridge City Council are again considering a ULEZ like London. They already have a few park and ride places out of town plus the 'guided busway' (though it was a huge loss given the build cost), so going the extra mile wouldn't be that much more for them - politically at least....
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Both headlights on my seat do not work, fuses and bulbs are ok. Is there a headlight relay to check if so where is it located. If not then guess it is the switch though all other functions on the switch (main beam, fog lights tec. work fine).... Read more
What year is this car ?
We got picked up by a 2002 taxi last night and I noticed that it had 460,000 miles on the clock. Driver said it was still on its original engine. Must admit it was a bit noisy!
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A measure of 2 stroke oil in with a full tank of fuel should quieten it down.
It has been announced that Hunterston B a nuclear power station in Scotland has closed down after 46 years. It will now face a long period of being decommissioned.
This must be a bit of a blow to all consumers who are experiencing high bills and substantially higher ones when the energy price cap is reviewed in April Read more
Sometime in the late 70,s I was hitching up the east coast to Edinburgh and got a lift from a very pleasant and well to do media biz couple who were relocating and looking at houses en route. They dropped me in the driveway of a Cliftop desrez in extensive grounds and suggested I meet them at the house in an hour or so if I hadn’t got another lift. I snooped around a bit and met them and agent at the main entrance.
They had “fallen in love with ” the house, and there were pound signs in the agents eyes, which turned to daggers on my” You do know about the nuclear reactor they are breaking ground on down there?
If looks could kill, I’d be a nuclear casualty.
Hi all, I've seen a car for sale online with a dealer. It's exactly what we are looking for, in the right colour and with a reasonably low mileage, and a good price. Looks immaculate inside and out, but checking the MOT history out shows it was MOTd in 2018, and then not MOT'd again until 2021. Would this be enough to put you off even looking at it in the first place? Any particular reason why it may have missed those MOT's? Taxi maybe? I also noticed that it doesn't have the model badges on the boot lid. Warning sign of a potential repaired accident damage? Would these be enough to out you off even going to see it? Would obviously do vcheck history check but not wasting money on that if people would say steer clear in the first place. Thoughts? Read more
There are plenty of cars out there to choose from, this one I would avoid it will be cheap for a reason.
But not necessarily a bad reason ? You need to find out. And quite a few people report that there are not plenty of cars to choose from.
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Interesting but at what cost? Read more
>>there won’t be much refurbing required.
All depends who was the driver - I had many a company car - some of my colleagues seemed to look after their cars - drove it with some car, washed it, had it serviced others essentially treated their new car as if it were a banger - scraped, bashed, never checked fluids, washed if in for a service etc etc....
I read that Stellantis have stopped selling the Berlingo and Peugeot Rifter as well as the Vauxhall combo as ICE in the UK unless it is a converted one for mobility sales.
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"What we find when we analyse the intermittency problem, is that intermittent non-dispatchable power actually carries very little value at all. What society requires, is dispatchable power - power that can be on tap when its required, and turned off when it's not, and it requires in addition a large component of cheap baseload power, that never needs to be turned off. What it does not require is wilful power that's here today and gone tomorrow"
Hardly an original topic, but I'd appreciate the forum's thoughts on after market warranties.
I've had these warranties with two different companies since 2010, but only claimed once in all that time.... Read more
Nothing scary to worry about on a Mk II Jazz other than potential gearbox issues on the autos. I certainly wouldn’t spend hundreds of pounds a year to cover one.
As stated above, the only weakness of the model that anyone has ever mentioned to me (and our car is a manual) has already manifested itself, and one caliper has been replaced. We're hoping to move this year to a place where we won't have to park on a steep hill, so that should limit the likelihood of any further issues with the handbrake mechanism. And if the home purchase goes well, we should have enough money left to change the car in accordance with the advice given during a previous HJ discussion.
And thanks for the further replies. Looks like I'll be pulling the plug on MWD this year.
Dishwasher packed in over the new year something to do with the water heater. As the machine is over 8year old rather than paying some £150 for a repair decided on a new machine. Decided to buy another Hotpoint a good old British company. The machine has been delivered today, made in POLAND. Nothing against the country but doesn't the UK make anything these days? If the UK is so concerned about climate change why are we importing almost everything we need? Read more
When I purchased my last dishwasher, I found Hotpoint, Bosch and Zanussi all looked identical inside. Assumed it was 'badge engineering'.
There certainly is some of that, especially with dishwashers although I thought BSH (Bosch, Siemens & Neff principally) made the Bosch ones and Electrolux the Zanussi.I would gues Electrolux might have made 'Hotpoint' dishwashers
I can't recall whether Hotpoint Europe ever made dishwashers although I think Indesit did. The European Hotpoint company became synonymous with Indesit a good few years ago and I think most manufacturing now is in Poland and Italy, so the dishwasher probably is made by Hotpoint/Indesit which is I think still owned or partly owned by Whirlpool.
The only former Hotpoint plant still producing in the UK is making dryers I believe, for what brand I don't know.
Hard to know what brands to go for now, with so much corporate activity and licensing going on - we have just about finished building a new house and the built in dishwasher is a Siemens, because that's the only brand Magnet sell. We eschewed their Siemens ovens because at the moment only Neff does a 'slide and hide' door (the oven stack is in a limited space) so we sourced those ourselves. I'm currently shopping for a washer and dryer, and I've decided to go with Bosch. In our last house we had a Miele washer and dishwasher which both lasted nearly 20 years before being written off after a house fire. The washer cost me about £50 to fix when the control board cracked, they were brilliant. But they are now very expensive and allegedly not as well engineered. I can tell you that Miele doesn't make its own refrigeration products either - I nearly bought one a few years ago until I found that it was in fact a Liebherr so I bought one of those instead as it was cheaper!
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I ran a 2-litre Mk2 Focus for some years. The EGR failed at one point - a bit of an awkward job to replace, according to my indie who did it.